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RNS Number : 5294N 
Newport Networks Group PLC 
18 February 2009 
 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached (ii): 
Newport Networks Group PLC ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each 
 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): 
 
 
Acquisition of voting rights 
 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 
 
 
Barclays PLC 
 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
 
 
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different) (v): 
 
 
16 February 2009 
 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
 
17 February 2009 
 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
11% to 12% 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+---------+------------+--------+----------+ 
| Class        | Situation               | Resulting situation after the Triggering Transaction            | 
| /type of     | Previous to the         | vii                                                             | 
| shares       | Triggering              |                                                                 | 
|              | Transaction             |                                                                 | 
+--------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| If           | Number     | Number     | Number of Shares     | Number of voting     | % of voting       | 
| possible     | of         | of         |                      | Rights iv            | Rights            | 
| using the    | Shares     | voting     |                      |                      |                   | 
| ISIN CODE    |            | Rightsviii |                      |                      |                   | 
+--------------+------------+------------+----------------------+----------------------+-------------------+ 
|              |            |            |            |         |  Direct |   Indirect | Direct | Indirect | 
|              |            |            |            |         |       x |         xi |        |          | 
+              +            +            +------------+---------+---------+------------+--------+----------+ 
|              |            |            |            |         |         |            |        |          | 
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+---------+------------+--------+----------+ 
| GB00B00ST620 | 43,296,783 | 43,296,783 | 46,011,535 |         |       0 | 46,011,535 |      0 |    12.55 | 
| Ord 0.1p     |            |            |            |         |         |            |        |          | 
| B00ST62      |            |            |            |         |         |            |        |          | 
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+---------+------------+--------+----------+ 
 
 
 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) 
 
 
+------------+------------+------------+------------------------+------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration | Exercise   | Number of voting       | % of       | 
| financial  | Datexiii   | Conversion | Rights that may be     | voting     | 
| instrument |            | Period     | Acquired if the        | Rights     | 
|            |            | / Date xiv | instrument is          |            | 
|            |            |            | exercised/converted.   |            | 
|            |            |            |                        |            | 
+------------+------------+------------+------------------------+------------+ 
| n/a        |            |            |                        |            | 
+------------+------------+------------+------------------------+------------+ 
 
 
 
 
+-----------------------+----------------------+ 
| Total (A+B)                                  | 
|                                              | 
+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Number of voting      | % of voting rights   | 
| rights                |                      | 
+-----------------------+----------------------+ 
| 46,011,535            | 12.55                | 
+-----------------------+----------------------+ 
|                       |                      | 
+-----------------------+----------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
 
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
n/a 
 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
n/a 
 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
n/a 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
 
 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
 
Geoff Smith 
 
 
15. Contact number: 
 
 
020 7116 2913 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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